What a brave guy he is! All I can say is my admiraton for him grows on and on. I hope he will still be able to come and do book signings when discworld novels come out. He spent 20 minutes talking to me and signing personal messages for my daughter and myself at the last one he did in Lancaster despite there being a long queue. I wish him well and hope a cure oe become available soon

If you admired the man you saw on the programmes enough to register and applaud his efforts to raise such important issues on this terrible condition and its effects on society as a whole, then please stay and see why we're all here already, if you don't already know Sir Terry's life-celebrating and inspirational work.
The potential loss or diminishment of this remarkable gift of spreading joy and laughter that he gives to his readers worlwide, is the reason why he's been moved to take up this banner on his own behalf, and for all the others who have given so much already in their lives to their families, and friends, and to the world.

"Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not.” George Bernard Shaw

I really enjoyed the programmes. I also agree with TP about disliking being called 'brave'.
When I had cancer I was called brave and I still don't understand why?
There is nothing brave about being ill. It isn't a choice I made and there was nothing I could do about it, except accept whatever treatment was thrown at me.

Luckily, I gradually got better, which not everyone does. TP has to hope for a breakthrough or a long remission, which has to be harder to bear.

One question I thought of though when I watched the programme. If the sight is mostly affected, has TP tried to tie his tie with his eyes closed, and rely on memory alone?
By putting the brain on auto-pilot and memory alone may by-pass the sight/brain problem?

Going to my school was an education in itself. Which is not to be confused with actually getting an education (Schultz)

Just finished watching the second part of the documentary, I was really moved by Sir Terry's thoughts and feelings toward his form of the disease. Even though it is daunting for him he was quite on form throughout the documentary.

I couldn't help feeling uncomfortable for him while reading at the convention though, I kept hoping that the camera would move from him while he gathered himself, but he still managed to laugh it off.

My hat goes off to him and all those who suffer from this diease, as well as their families.

woolliebullie wrote:Just finished watching the second part of the documentary, I was really moved by Sir Terry's thoughts and feelings toward his form of the disease. Even though it is daunting for him he was quite on form throughout the documentary.

I couldn't help feeling uncomfortable for him while reading at the convention though, I kept hoping that the camera would move from him while he gathered himself, but he still managed to laugh it off.

My hat goes off to him and all those who suffer from this diease, as well as their families.

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